Étouffée
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5.0
6 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
45 mins
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Cook Time
45 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
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Servings
6 people
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Étouffée
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Étouffée is a delicious traditional Louisiana dish with crayfish tails cooked in a tasty butter sauce with herbs and spices.
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Ingredients
- 3 lb shelled crayfish tails
- 2 cups unsalted butter
- 2 onions , chopped
- 1 green bell pepper , chopped
- 1 stalk celery , diced
- 2 cloves garlic , minced
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ⅓ cup flour
- 2 cups crawfish broth (or seafood broth)
- 1 tablespoon Cajun seasonings
- freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 2 scallions , chopped
- 5 cups long grain white rice
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Instructions
- Cook the rice according to the instructions on the package. Set aside.
- In a large skillet, over medium heat, melt the butter then add the onions, bell pepper and celery.
- Sauté until tender and finally add the garlic.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes while stirring regularly.
- Season the mixture with Cayenne pepper and Cajun seasonings and add the crawfish tails. Mix well.
- Sieve the flour over the mixture and stir.
- Add half of the broth and continue stirring until it begins to thicken.
- Add the rest of the broth and stir until you get the thickness of a stew sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve hot with white rice, garnished with chopped parsley and scallion.
Notes
- It is possible to prepare the crawfish broth with the leftover heads and shells. Just rinse them, boil them for 30 minutes and filter.
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